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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Bitten by a Centipede.

A well known lady of Albuquerque
was picking blackberries in her garden
when she felt something bite her ON the
right side of her neck Just below the ear.
She quickly put her right hand up to the
place, when a cendpede curled itself
around her forefnger. She immediately
brushed it off with her other hand, and,
strange to relate, did not faint, nor scream,
nor brighten her husband, nor daughter,
nor any one else by calling to them, but
ran into the house, and finding the
ammonia bottle empty, took big knife
and stuck the blade into the fire in the
stove until it got hot, when she applied il
to the wound. Next she took some soda
and applied that, fastening it by wrap.
ping a cloth around her neck. By this
time her neck began to swell, and she
says she felt as though the top of hel
head was about to secede, and closed hen
teeth tightly to make sure that her head
was not gone. In short time she felt
greatly relieved and then informed hel
daughter. She did not even call for {
doctor, but she has procured another sup
ply of ammonia. Though it occurred
several days ago, the wound now look:
as if an ant had bitten her. That lady
would keep her presence of mind in a fire
or in a railroad accident.-Albuquerq
Citizen.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Mr.. !Tilden,s Fancy.

A pretty and distingue looking lady at
the Murray Hill hotel recalls one of the
provisions of Mr.. Tilden's will. She is
Miss Celeste Stauffer, the New Orleans
belle to whom the gallant old statesman
bequeathed the neat little sum of $780,
600, and about which provision of the
will no question seems to have been
raised by any of the contesting heirs.
Whether there was a romance about the
matter or not, the fact is that the lady,
who is both beautiful and accomplished,
as well as blessed with an abundance of
this worlds goods, has for the last few
years quietly but pertistently dropped
away from the suitors that have sought
her, and given her women friends a
chance to ponder and consult over her
evident preference for life of single
blessedness. She is scarcely 90 years of
age, one of the best horsewomen of her
day, dresses with exquisite taste, is a
charming conversationalist, and one of
the brightest young women in New Or
leans.-New York Graphic.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
a STRANGE AFFECTION.
The Story Told by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
| Imagfnaffan-

=
Imagination
The modern town of laramie, IN Italy,
occupies the site of the famous Tarentum
of old. The tarantismo, an insect ven
omous in hot weather, is to be found
there, and various startling accounts are
given of the peculiar effects Of its bites.
A Tarentine gentleman, who has seen
many cases of persons affected by the
tarantismo, thus describes it in the ''ltal-
ian Sketches" of Janet Ross:
There are various species of the insect,
and two kinds of tarantismo. the wet and
the dry. Ayiolent fever attacks the per-
son bitten, who sits meaning and sway
ing backward and forward. Musicians
are called and begin playing; if the air
does not strike the fancy of the tarantola,
as the patient is called. she means more
loudly and SAYS: No, no, not that
The fiddler instantly changes. and the
tambourine beats fast and furious, to in
dictate the difference of the time. When
at last the tarantola gets an air to her
liking she springs up and begins to dance
frantically.
IF she has the dry tarantismo her
friends try to find out the color of the
tarantola that has bitten her, and adorn
her dress and her fingers with ribbons
that recall the tints of the insect. If M
one can indicate the color she is decked
with steamers of every hue, which fiut
ter wildly about as she dances and tosse:
her arms in the air. The ceremony gen
orally begins in the house, but what witt
the heat and the concourse of people i
often ends in the street.
''If it is a wet tarantismo the musi
clans choose a spot near well, and th'
dancer is necessarily deluged with waite
by relays of friends, who go backward
and forward TO the well with their brown
earthenware jars.
'When the tarantola is quite worn on
she is undressed and put to bed.
1.-The fever lasts seventy-two hours
and the state of nervous excitement mus
be intense to sustain a woman under sucl
fatigue as dancing for three whole days
| If the musicians are not called in, an
i the person bitten is not induced to dance
the fever continues indefinitely and is il
some cases followed by death.
1t is hardly necessary to say that il
| this method of treatment the imaginatio
| plays a great part; nevertheless it is
real cure.-Y Youths Companion.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

A statue of liberty is to be erected on a
peak in San Francisco by Adolph Sutro,
the millionaire. The figure and pedestal
win be forty feet high, and the torch,
which win be lighted by electricity, viii
be 1 200 feet above the level of the sea-
The pedestal viii rest upon the solid rock
of the peak, and viii be over twenty feet
high, eleven feet square at the base, and
seven feet square at the top. The prin-
cipal figure win that of woman holding
aloft In the right hand the torch OF
liberty, and in the outstretehed left hand
the sword of justice At her feet viii b
figure mathematical of despotism, anG
viii ba that of man lying on his sid'
and clutching at the sword held out o.
his reach Chicago Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Indian Relics in Georgia.

The whole field for acres around the
bridge over Little river, in Wilkes county,
Ga, is literally covered with flint arrow
and spear heads, stone tomahawks, maces,
battle axes, and almost every instrument
of crude Indian warfare. Besides these
are found many domestic articles, as
mortars and pestles for MASKING corn, pots
hewn out of solid stone, and broken vases
carved in rare and curious designs. These
relics were washed down from a neigh
boring hill by the late freshet and scat
tered over the field. On the top of this
hill, where the village was supposed to
have been, was found large pile OF
broken and defective arrow heads which
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
The Bone. Of Columbus,

The bones of the discoverer of America
are TO be once more removed. as if they
had not yet earned rest. When Column
bus died he first found resting place al
Valladolid. But it was not for long. In
seven years his remains were taken te
Seville, and in 1886 across the ocean tC
Hayti, where they were deposited in the
cathedral of San Domingo. In 1895 il
was thought to be high time that the
bones of Columbus were disturbed again
and they were taken TO Havana, in Cuba
Now, after further rest of 100 years, {
fresh transfer-let us hope the LASTS Il
be made, and Genoa, the navigator
birthplace, will finally claim its own
Chicago Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
The Clay Family.

The recent death of John Clay removes
the last member of the immediate family
of the illustrious statesman whose name
he bore. The eldest son died in the
lunatic asylum near Lexington, where he
had been confined for many years. The
next eldest, Henry Clay, Jr., bright
and promising young man, was killed in
battle in the Mexican war; He was a
comrade and friend of the sprightly and
gallant Lieut.. O'Hara, whose poem,
ssThe Bivouac of the Dead" is so familiar
to American readers. Another son, James
B. Clay, at one time owned large stock
farm on the Bellefontaine road near st.
Louis, but removed back to Lexington on
the death of his father and was sent tc
congress from the Ashland district.
Louis Republican.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
An Authors old Fashioned Home.

Mr.. Aldrich's house at Ponkapog,
Mass, is a plain, old fashioned mansion,
just like so many others that one sees
scattered everywhere throughout New
England. 1t is two story, painted brown.
with a portico IN front, and concealed
from the street by belt of trees. Inside
is the large, old fashioned hall belonging
to old colonial days, with two rooms
opening ON either side, and the din
ing room in the rear. The poet s
study is ON the second floor, and pleas
ant room it is-large, airy, with books
lining the four walls, and stuffed into
every nook and corner Choice art treas
ures and bric-a-brac appear scattered
about in charming way.-Chicago
Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Industrial, Fishing school.

Lady Burdett- Coutts expresses a will
ingness to expend $125, 600 on an indus
trial fishing school at Baltimore in West
Cork, accessible to all Irish youth. She
thinks such school would benefit all Ire
land.-New York Graphic.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

1t is somewhat singular fact that OF
all the Christian nations the United States
of America are alone represented by
Protestant Christian missions in Persia.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

.'Ah, good evening, Mrs. Brown. Is
your card full?" No, Mr. Smythe,
but my escort is, and if You would
kindly take me home | would be so
much obliged. Life.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

seemed to mark the spot where some old
arrow maker had his shop. making arrows
for his tribe and receiving in return deer.
bear, and other such game as the forest
afforded. &C Chicago News.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

The late Gen. Mckee Dunn left all his
fortune to his wife. His viii was the
shortest ever filed in Washington, and
consisted of four lines
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

The Prince of Wales is described at
Hamburg as wearing most uubecoming
common looking, snuff colored suit, with
a red comforter round his throat.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
Emancipation in BraziI-

emancipation viii be fastened in Bra
zli by recent act of the general assem-
biy. 1t allows masters to retain their
slaves two years longer, but they must
pay them fair wages during that period.
at the expiration of which all are to be-
free.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

Doctors say the dark green wells worn
by so many women in travelling at this
season contain poison, which, absorbed
by the lips, is very dangerous.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
The Premier's Feet.

The late Agostino Depretis was always
careless of his dress and personal appear
ance until he became premier, and even
then he was no dandy. His feet were al
most abnormally large, and upon this
fact he rather congratulated himself;
because, he said, mo one can expect
q man with such feet to dance at state
ball. Chicago Herald.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

AT San Jose, Cal, are apricot trees
that bear from 1000 to 1900 pounds Of
fruit each.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
JACKSON.

The salmon yield in Alaska this year
is considerably larger than usual.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
RILIOuS COLIC.
DrARRHEA or FIUX.

Flux. Diarrhoea, and all Summer Complaints
are completely checked and cured in few
hours by Collins Ague Cure. TRY IT.
Sold everywhere by all Dealers at SO cts. Bottle.
sB-Ask your Dealer for a Copy of the COLLINS
PRESENT CENTURY ALMANAC, or Address
COLLINS BROS. DRUG CO., ST. LOUIS, MO.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21

Nothing viii dissipate true love more
quickly than the smell of boiling cabhare.
Texas Siftings.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
INITIATED BLOOD
scrofalous. Inerited AID Ccnsa.
gious Humors Cured by Gu.

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Druggist, Apollo. Pa became acquainted with
your CT IIcURA REMEDIES, and take this opportu-
nifty testify TO you that their has permanent
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this testimonial, unsolicited it is by you, in or
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DE-. En-. nr,.rs s<f la D.,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
THE PRIME MINISTER.
REV. Or. TALMAGE'S SERMON AT
THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

Every alan Is Finally Valued at His
Real wosth-IsisiDg to High Position
Through Public Abuse-The World Must
Honor Christian Character.
BRooKLYS, Sept. 1s.-After being
closed for some weeks for improvements
and engagements, the Brooklyn taber-
nacle was opened to-day. The same over
whelming throngs were in attendance as
before. The congregation sang with
great effect the hymn:
Before Jebovahs awful throne
We nations bow with sacred Joy;
Know that the Lord Is God alone
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-05-06
H0NEY-EATING SNAKES.
Curious Chapter in Natural History.

A most remarkable snake story comes
from one of the neighborhoois In the
mountainous regions Of Washington
county, Arkansas; yet 1t comes from
such responsible source that It's authen-
ITCHY cannot be questioned
Near St. Paul, a neighboring post
Office in this region, some twenty-five
miles from this city, where the wolf is
sometimes heard to Rowland theresident
farmer can occasionally have a venisOn
steak, two young farmers named Young
and Stewart were out hunting a few
days ago and discovered bees passing
out and in through q hole about forty
feet from the ground in a large black
oak tree, which was some four feet In
diameter.
OF course, they thought they had
made a rich discovery. They were not
then prepared to cut the tree and start
for home. On their way Nouug bought
Stewart S interest IL the find, paying 81
cash for it.
Next day Young invited several friends
to help him cut the tree and share the
precious treasure it contained. So.
supplied with axes and buckets, they
proceeded to the woods and cut down
the tree.
After it had fallen crashing to the
ground, Young ran with n handful Of
leaves and stopped the hole through
which tie bees entered the tree, but
soon they were swaTminE ont at a split
made in the trunk hy falling.
One of his friends suggested that he
did not believe that the bees were going
to give them much trOubla, and tyE
HIM to pull the plug ont of the Loio.
He did SO, and immediat- y n rattle
snake came crawling out of the hola,
coiled himself by the side of the
fallen tree, raised his fas head, dis
tended his mouth, shot ont his tongue.
and gave out that paralvzsuEa ..ltI
his rattles which, when once heard, is
never forgotten.
He was soon dispatched, however,
and the work of discovery went on.
They then chopped into the log and
split out a long block, and there found,
coilca up in tine log, two other rattlers,
which were promptly killed.
What promised to be a delicious feast
only proved to be a fine mass of dry
comb, so thoroughly had the honey
been eaten ont by the snakes.
The tree was perfectly covered at the
stump, and the snakes. TO reach the hOl-
low. had to climb forty feet, which is
claimed TO be q new performance with
rattlesnakes, or at least an unobserved
characteristic among them heretofore IN
this part of the country st. Louis
GlObe-Democrat.
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= RIne-stoclIne,. Impudencc.

There are a number Of queer IFT-ars-
on urou the literary society OF Boston
of 81, au Is would not beditiieult tsIr.w
purfr.Its more or less amusing E--rH =
NO. t5a5 tLey would too readily ig I--
co~urzai The lou-tLs to which some
Of .I.aso persons Hili go 20 r.-.r-ra ilvf-
Iat.ns is sufficiently eutgH aiuGE, al
Though zawswhat huuiliatT g H7 -ail
4 woman Who azpirg8 to reoro oi the
blue-z-agkil-s OF the Hub, uu5 .-Ho Ia
bors under the disadvantage OF not
beiugablc TO find a publisher sufficiently
daring To -truut the public = 5-l ilt- tu-
cubiat.aus. once desired % card 10 q. re
cepticn which was to be given IN honor
Of an English lion of the first magni-
tu-!e.
Being at a semi-ruhlie gathering,
where was also present tag letv who
was to give thereccption, hrs. Y. boldly
took tie arm Cf q ggutlemau with whom
she lad q slight acguaintG-ce. and said:
Please come with me over To where
Mrs. n Is standing"
The gentleman yielded himself mp an
unwilling victim, and the pair made
their way to the side Of Alrs. ~.
" -aw present me, Ms. y com
mnllld.
ssIut. " exclaimed the young man In
AAAf"-.-sa. Il Aa..-- p A.a..n -Ht.
cob. that Is no matter. -Irs. y. re-
piled. ''Sha knows who I ana.
Mrs. NJ, who had heard the couvarsa-
tion, turned at this and the unfortunate
young man s. 3mmerGd.
d" / beg your pardon, Mrs. Y asks to
be presented to you, and tjgn, IS his
captor released her hold upon his arm to
extend her hand to Mrs. H.. ne HeI in
confidently.
Mrs NJ. regarded Mrs. Y. with undis-
guised astonishment, but the latter said
glibly:
i wanted to tell you that I had
known Mr.. - the English lion
very well IN London, and I am so anx-
ious TO meet him that ] am going to do
the very bold thing Of asking If may
come to yuEr reception
But Mrs. NJ was too clever by half to
be caught in this way, and with quick
ness Of wit which did her credit, she
replied.
% oh, If You are a friend Of Mr.. IS.
I VIII ask him to send you q card"
And when Mr.. -- was consulted. he
declared that he had never seen Mrs. Y.
IN ell his life Providence Journal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-05-06
A WITTY WAITER.
The Restaurant Man Secures Valuabl
Help.

The Restaurant Man Secures Valuable
Help.
"Tve seen many a fly coon IN
my dav, but that young fellow over
there at the corner table Is the
boss of them all; he's loaded for
any kind of game that comes
along said the restaurant man,
indicating bright-eyed mulatto
who was pulling a napkin into
the shape Of a lily to sdorn a
goblet.
IF you'll go over there and
work off any of your old chestnuts
on him without getting the worst
of 1t, III give You the best dinner on
the bin of fare -
g Thank you, but Tn not hungry;
and. moreover, Tn not in the
chestnut business. You'd better call
in the Count who has the stand
out in front. He's got some all
ready TO string-the worm holes go
clear through 'em. But what about
your boy?'
&c He came in the other day and
struck me for job.
50 liver wait on table| SAYS /
Yes, boss says he.
% How many mistakes can you
make IN an hour?' says l.
90 I make no mistakes, boss saws
he. My names not Moses, my
names Bob
d" Mistakes ofAIoses. Bob Ingerson
See?
80 I set him to work, and a
better waiter I never had He's
awfullv fly viii give better than
he gets every time; but he's not
impertinent nor offensive. and al
a
my customers all like him. He's
building up my business. too. for
every fellow who gets bit tries to
play even by bringing in his friends
and getting them knocked out with
chin music.
g You ought to have been here last
Saturday to see him do mp four flip
young fellows from out of town The
moment they came IN / tumbled to it
that they had the big-head bad.
and were Just too cute to be com
Portable, so ! sent Bob over to wait on
them. One of the fellows wore sort
of sauctified clothes, as If he was
studying for a sermon surveyor,
and ne ordered a broiled spring
chicken.
1T was a nice one Bob placed
in front of him, as nice a one as
] ever saw upon platter, but the
fellow wanted to show how flip he was,
so he sawed away a moment. dropped
his knife, put his eyeglasses
a-straddle of his nose. bowed his
head and looked hard at the chicken.
as If It were a curiosity Then he raised
his head. dropped the glasses of his
nose. and. with a sly wink at his
friends, said to Bob.
80 Did they ascertain the cause Of
death?
's Sar?' said Bob.
" Did they make post-mortem ez-
animation? Did they hold an
"sNo. sar.' said Bob. No sar.
In de city. sar, dey don't hold no
inquest when de pUssou dies Of natural
causes or old aige, but only when de
death Is violent. sab
- The other three fellows were all
ready to laugh. so it didn't take them
long to commence. The flip fellow
didn't commence quite SO soon, but
when he did get to going he laughed
the loudest Of all. Then he called for
a bottle of wine and five glasses
and made Bob wet his throat with
champagne. - Detroit Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-05-06
Tho widow Was A1nrmcd.

Bill Drawbar Is the kiuIest-hearted
man that ever twisted a bra Ike. he would
not hurt a kitten. Nevertheless La
scared poor old Mrs. Lone. Che widow,
so bad that she had nervous hvsteIil for
two weeks, and then married Deacon
Fourscore because she was afraid to
sleep alone.
You see, Bill was making up second
73, and just as Mrs. Lone started TO
cross the track at the upper end Of the
yard Bill yelled to the other brakeman:
Jump on her, Beni Jump on her as
she comes down; cut her in two, and
run her down the siding behind the ele-
vatori Now, then. catch heri"
And then the poor old woman gave
one feeble little screech for mercy, and
tainted dead away; and poor BIZ cant
imagine what "scsrt her = Pathhnd-
er's Guide.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-05-06

My marriage wa very romantic one,
said Chicago gentleman at the Palace
Hotel, san Francisco, who IS on his
bridal tour.
The Iady's former husband was an in
innate friend OF mine. He is 4 good feI-
low, but he didn't use her we'll
Although a gentleman i'm mos respects,
he was so unfortunate as to have the
drinking habi', and occasionally while
in liquor he raised the de.ce in the do
mestic circle.
Both he and the lady were accustomed
to come to me for advice after these af-
fairs.
''Get a divorce" say= 1 at last.
Agreed, says they, and shook hands
on it.
Then they separated, pending the re-
suit of the legal proceedings.
I visited the lady in her retirement
several times.
Frank, said the husband to me,
don't you think you had better not call
on Lizzie while this divorce business is
in proGress2"
Why. Bob" says I. "what the mis-
chief have you to do with the matter?"
4 don't like it, says he.
But says 1, q a she's getting di-
vorce from you, and you are consenting,
what difference can it make to you who
calls on herr
Frank, says he, looking me straight
in the eye, d" d you mean to marry LIZ
zie?'
..weu. Bob. says /. " the idea never
occurred to me before, but now that you
suggest It. I don't know but uhat I Will.
Do you thi k she'll be likely to favor the
idea herself?'
I'm blessed, continued the Chicago
man, if the fellow didn't begin to fight
the divorce from that minute.
We dOwned him, of course, but he's
still cool, and even refused to attend the
wedding.
However, when we get home my wife
will manage o smooth him down. She
knows his ways. you underS and.
There's nothing % painful to me as a
break in an old friendship, and we both
reelly like Bob very well, IN spite of his
faults San Francisco Post
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-05-06
The Japanese Pillow

The Japs sleep on raised couches.
The most extraordinary feature of the
bed furnishings Is the makuro, or pill
low This promises about rs much
comfort rs the similar article Of torture
used by the Feejee Islanders.
Il looks like a wedge-shaped pie e Of
cordwood, the edge the wedge J eing
protected by little roll of cloth Or cot
ton. On this wedge the Japanes, wo-
man rests her neck, when she wan to
take a nap, letting her head hang over
on the other side.
How she escapes strangulation or the
dislocation of her vertebral apparal US is
a mystery. But like many acts OF their
American sisters, this Is not done by the
japanese women because they enjoy it,
but because 1t saves their hair from
" "mussinp" ="